Hard to believe it's over.
I'm forever grateful to this incredible team, broadcast crew and fans for such a life-changing experience. I will always be a Chicago Dog.
Now, I'm thrilled to hop aboard the
@NBCOlympics
team for
#Paris2024
!
After five years as the Voice of the Dogs,
@sambrief
is moving on. He is joining NBC Sports as a digital producer for the 2024 Olympics. Wishing him all the best on this new chapter. Bon Voyage, Sam! ⚾️🎙️
#NoKetchup
Australia! Ready or not, here I come. 🇦🇺
I’m fired up to announce that, this winter, I’m headed down under to become the Voice of the
@BrisbaneBandits
of the
@ABL
.
Chicago friends: I return in February and will be back at it here.
Brisbane: Let’s get after it.
Thrilled to announce I'm joining
@TheChicagoDogs
as their play-by-play broadcaster & media relations manager. I'm over the moon that I get to work for this awesome organization and start my career in professional ball. Thank you to all who help and support me!
#GoDogs
#NoKetchup
I know my face is on this, but it's a team award.
Without our "Championship Crew," we don't get a single broadcast on the air.
And
@TheChicagoDogs
fans, thank you for being an absolute joy to broadcast to 💙
That’s a wrap on a special four-year run with
@WNURSports
. Sad to have it come to a close but I’m grateful for the opportunities, the memories and the incredible people. Go ‘Cats, Go WNUR 😈
With this Australian Baseball season wrapping up, I’m so grateful to the people of Brisbane, the
@ABL
and the
@BrisbaneBandits
for welcoming me into an entirely new hemisphere so warmly.
It’s been a downright honor. Bon Voyage (for now…) ✌️
So you're telling me this wasn't a dream?
In the 11th inning,
@TheChicagoDogs
advance to their first-ever
@AA_Baseball
Finals on a walk-off hit by hometown hero Ryan Lidge.
Peek
#InTheBooth
for the pennant-winning moment:
From beautiful Impact Field to the majestic road, thank you
@TheChicagoDogs
fans, players, front office and to my championship crew for embracing me as your broadcaster for a phenomenal 4th season.
Always an honor, a true joy. 👊
Thrilled to say I'm returning to the
@ABL
airwaves! (For one day)
On the call for this weekend's
@BrisbaneBandits
vs.
@SydneyBlueSox
matchup — Sunday 12pm Sydney Time / Saturday 7pm CT.
Fired up to — virtually — return to my second home 🇦🇺
If you told me a few years ago that I’d be calling a baseball game on Thanksgiving, I’d probably say “on what planet?”
Beyond thankful to be here in beautiful Brisbane for Thanksgiving baseball Down Under. 🇦🇺
…Thrilled to announce I'll also be broadcasting
@windycitybulls
NBA G-League games this season with
@KingRouse21
on SportsTown Chicago.
Thanks to
@Joeyd51
and Chris for welcoming me aboard the ship.
As a Highland Park native, it was devastating to see Central Avenue look like a war zone yesterday.
I’m heartbroken for those whose loved ones were killed and wounded.
Heartbroken for the town I call home.
We need gun reform, now.
Before tonight’s
@TheChicagoDogs
game, Connor approached me to tell me that he watches our broadcast of almost every game.
Lives far and finally got to Impact Field.
Showed him the booth, and he was enchanted. Might have convinced him to be a broadcaster.
What it’s all about!
Tune in tonight as the 74-0
@TheChicagoDogs
look to continue their run at perfection against the
@railcats
.
RHP Cole Aker (10-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start.
Here's the clip of Kevin Brown's pregame comments on the Orioles' recent record against the Rays ahead of a series finale on July 23. Sources tell AA these comments led to Brown's current indefinite suspension from Orioles' broadcasts.
🧠 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 | 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙀𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 🏅
@jasonbskates
won a bronze medal in 2014. Then, he missed the Olympics in 2018.
How'd he make it back? His mental approach.
Don’t miss Jason on The Mental Game:
2023’s Broadcaster of the Year, Sam Brief, is moving on from Chicago and joining NBC Sports as a digital producer for the 2024 Olympics.
We'll miss hearing Bon Voyage for every Dogs home run 🥲
So honored to fill in for my incredible friend
@SamNeidermann
as “The Voice of the Bison” today. 🦬
@NDSUmbb
faces
@Redbird_MBB
at 3:00 CT on 107.9 The Fox and online at: .
Best conference records since start of 2017, Power 5:
Clemson 15-1 (.938)
Alabama 15-1 (.938)
Oklahoma 16-2 (.889)
Ohio State 16-2 (.889)
Georgia 14-2 (.875)
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝟭𝟱-𝟯 (.𝟴𝟯𝟯)
Washington 14-4 (.778)
Wisconsin 14-4 (.778)
.
@TheChicagoDogs
manager Butch Hobson had some poingant words on how his team has handled COVID-19.
(For what it’s worth,
@AA_Baseball
has been playing for nearly a month without a major outbreak)
Honored to man the ship with 8th grader (and future broadcast superstar) Landon Barnickel for today’s
@TheChicagoDogs
Home Run for Education game, streaming live to 30K+ students around Chicagoland.
Let’s teach.
THANK YOU to the Championship Crew for taking the time to say "bon voyage" before I fly out to Australia. This incredible group produces top-shelf
@TheChicagoDogs
,
@ChiStateCougars
and
@windycitybulls
broadcasts year-round.
I'll miss you all this winter. Have some great shows 👊
Dogs fans, Happy Opening Day!
First
#BrieflySpeaking
of 2022…
On today’s broadcast:
⚾ Dogs open the franchise’s fifth season
🏈 NFL Hall-of-Famer Dan Hampton joins the booth
📍 We travel to New England for Dogs Maps
7:00 vs.
@railcats
:
Proud of this team. Always 💙💛
We fought hard late in the game but Perth take Game 3 10-8 and move on to the championship final. Thank you Bandits fans for joining us on this incredible journey.
#AlwaysBrisbane
#BlueCrew
Yes, this ended up being fake. But spending an hour huddled in a dark closet with 100 people fearing their lives was terrifying. And it was on the same day we marched for gun control.
This has to change. We need to feel safe at our schools.
ALL CLEAR. Police have determined that the report of a man with a gun in Engelhart Hall was a hoax. It was made in a call to the Evanston Police Department. No danger to the community exists. Police are investigating the false report.
In Veep, Selina Meyer says “politics are about people.”
So is baseball. Thank you to the hundreds of warm, giving, tremendous people who helped make this 2021
@TheChicagoDogs
season in the booth such a treat.
Thank you to my amazing friends at
@TheChicagoDogs
for making my birthday so special. There's no greater joy than doing what you love with who you love on your birthday.
AND I got a smooch for Squeeze!
Here we go: the most important game in
@TheChicagoDogs
history.
Win, and the American Association Finals loom next…
Game 5 starts in 10 minutes:
📸:
@IllinoisWedges
Coming soon...
Join
@kacystandohar
and I for an exclusive 1-on-1 with
@TheChicagoDogs
manager Butch Hobson, who goes deep his MLB playing and managing career.
Happy Opening Day to my incredible
@MiLB
friends. Enjoy the journey ... and let me know if the Midwest gas station stores have any fun new products to look out for.
@TheChicagoDogs
fans: Talk to you in two weeks for the opener.
Last night's
@TheChicagoDogs
opener in 45 seconds...
⚾️🏈 Chicago legends
@cgrand3
, Dan Hampton in the booth
👕 New black unis
1️⃣ Dogs are 1-0 for the fourth consecutive season